Southern League Manager of the Year Award explained

Southern League
Manager of the Year Award
Sport:Baseball
League:Southern League
Givenfor:Best regular-season manager in the Southern League
Country:United States
Presenter:Southern League
First:Joe Sparks (1972)
Mostrecent:Kevin Randle (2023)

The Southern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Southern League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers.[1] Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well.[2] Though the league was established in 1964,[3] the award was not created until 1972.[4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season,[5] the league was known as the Double-A South in 2021 before reverting to the Southern League name in 2022.[6] [7]

Two managers have won the award on multiple occasions. John Shoemaker won in 2001 and 2006, while Andy Green won back-to-back in 2013 and 2014.

Seven managers from the Jacksonville Suns have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Birmingham Barons and Orlando Cubs (5); the Chattanooga Lookouts, Greenville Braves, Huntsville Stars, Tennessee Smokies, and Mobile BayBears (4); the Columbus Astros and Jackson Generals (3); the Biloxi Shuckers, Mississippi Braves, and Montgomery Biscuits (2); and the Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Sounds, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Rocket City Trash Pandas, and Savannah Braves (1).

Seven managers from the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox organization (6); the Minnesota Twins organization (5); the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers organizations (4); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and Washington Nationals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Winners

League
The team's final position in the league standings
DivisionThe team's final position in the divisional standings
RecordThe team's wins and losses during the regular season
Number of wins by managers who won the award multiple times
^Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
Indicates league champions
Year!scope="col"
WinnerTeamOrganizationLeagueDivisionRecord
1972Knoxville SoxChicago White Sox4th2nd76–64[8] [9]
1973Jacksonville SunsKansas City Royals2nd1st76–60[10] [11]
1974Knoxville SoxChicago White Sox3rd1st72–63[12] [13]
1975Orlando TwinsMinnesota Twins1st1st81–57[14] [15]
1976Chattanooga LookoutsOakland Athletics4th2nd70–68[16] [17]
1977Montgomery RebelsDetroit Tigers1st1st86–51[18] [19]
1978Savannah BravesAtlanta Braves4th3rd72–72[20] [21]
1979Columbus AstrosHouston Astros1st1st84–59[22] [23]
1980Nashville SoundsNew York Yankees1st1st97–46[24] [25]
1981Orlando TwinsMinnesota Twins2nd1st79–63[26] [27]
1982Jacksonville SunsKansas City Royals1st1st83–61[28] [29]
1983Birmingham BaronsDetroit Tigers1st1st91–54[30] [31]
1984^Orlando TwinsMinnesota Twins2nd2nd79–65[32] [33]
Jacksonville SunsMontreal Expos3rd3rd76–69[34]
1985^Columbus AstrosHouston Astros2nd1st79–65[35] [36]
Knoxville Blue JaysToronto Blue Jays1st1st79–64[37]
1986Columbus AstrosHouston Astros5th3rd70–70[38] [39]
1987Jacksonville ExposMontreal Expos1st1st85–59[40] [41]
1988Greenville BravesAtlanta Braves1st1st87–57[42] [43]
1989Huntsville StarsOakland Athletics2nd2nd82–61[44] [45]
1990^Orlando Sun RaysMinnesota Twins1st1st85–59[46] [47]
Jacksonville ExposMontreal Expos2nd2nd84–60[48]
1991Greenville BravesAtlanta Braves1st1st88–56[49] [50]
1992Greenville BravesAtlanta Braves1st1st100–43[51] [52]
1993Birmingham BaronsChicago White Sox1st1st78–64[53] [54]
1994Huntsville StarsOakland Athletics1st1st81–57[55] [56]
1995Orlando CubsChicago Cubs4th2nd76–67[57] [58]
1996Chattanooga LookoutsCincinnati Reds2nd2nd81–59[59] [60]
1997Greenville BravesAtlanta Braves4th2nd74–66[61] [62]
1998Mobile BayBearsSan Diego Padres1st (tie)1st86–54[63] [64]
1999West Tenn Diamond JaxxChicago Cubs1st1st84–57[65] [66]
2000West Tenn Diamond JaxxChicago Cubs1st1st80–58[67] [68]
2001Jacksonville SunsLos Angeles Dodgers1st1st83–56[69] [70]
2002Birmingham BaronsChicago White Sox1st1st79–61[71] [72]
2003Huntsville StarsMilwaukee Brewers2nd1st75–63[73] [74]
2004Chattanooga LookoutsCincinnati Reds1st1st87–53[75] [76]
2005Birmingham BaronsChicago White Sox2nd1st82–57[77] [78]
2006Jacksonville SunsLos Angeles Dodgers1st1st86–54[79]
2007Huntsville StarsMilwaukee Brewers3rd1st75–62[80] [81]
2008Mississippi BravesAtlanta Braves3rd2nd73–66[82] [83]
2009Birmingham BaronsChicago White Sox1st1st92–47[84] [85]
2010Tennessee SmokiesChicago Cubs1st1st86–53[86] [87]
2011Mobile BayBearsArizona Diamondbacks1st1st84–54[88] [89]
2012Montgomery BiscuitsTampa Bay Rays2nd1st74–63[90] [91]
2013Mobile BayBearsArizona Diamondbacks1st1st79–60[92] [93]
2014Mobile BayBearsArizona Diamondbacks3rd3rd79–58[94]
2015Biloxi ShuckersMilwaukee Brewers1st1st78–59[95] [96]
2016Jackson GeneralsSeattle Mariners1st1st84–55[97] [98]
2017Chattanooga LookoutsMinnesota Twins1st1st91–49[99] [100]
2018Biloxi ShuckersMilwaukee Brewers1st1st81–59[101] [102]
2019Montgomery BiscuitsTampa Bay Rays1st1st88–50[103] [104]
2020
2021Mississippi BravesAtlanta Braves1st1st67–44[105] [106] [107]
2022Rocket City Trash PandasLos Angeles Angels1st1st81–57[108] [109]
2023Pensacola Blue WahoosMiami Marlins1st1st79–57[110] [111] [112]

Wins by team

Active Southern League teams appear in bold.

TeamAward(s)Year(s)
Jacksonville Suns (Jacksonville Expos)71973, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2006
Birmingham Barons51983, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009
Orlando Cubs (Orlando Twins/Sun Rays)1975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1995
Chattanooga Lookouts41976, 1996, 2004, 2017
Greenville Braves1988, 1991, 1992, 1997
Huntsville Stars1989, 2003, 2007, 1994
Tennessee Smokies (Knoxville Sox/Blue Jays)1972, 1974, 1985, 2010
Mobile BayBears1998, 2011, 2013, 2014
Columbus Astros31979, 1985, 1986
Jackson Generals (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx)1999, 2000, 2016
Biloxi Shuckers22015, 2018
Mississippi Braves2008, 2021
Montgomery Biscuits2012, 2019
Montgomery Rebels11977
Nashville Sounds1980
Pensacola Blue Wahoos2023
Rocket City Trash Pandas2022
Savannah Braves1978

Wins by organization

Active Southern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

OrganizationAward(s)Year(s)
Atlanta Braves71978, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2008, 2021
Chicago White Sox61972, 1974, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009
Minnesota Twins51975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2017
Chicago Cubs41995, 1999, 2000, 2010
Milwaukee Brewers2003, 2007, 2015, 2018
Arizona Diamondbacks32011, 2013, 2014
Houston Astros1979, 1985, 1986
Oakland Athletics1976, 1989, 1994
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)1984, 1987, 1990
Cincinnati Reds21996, 2004
Detroit Tigers1977, 1983
Kansas City Royals1973, 1982
Los Angeles Dodgers2001, 2006
Tampa Bay Rays2012, 2019
Los Angeles Angels12022
Miami Marlins2023
New York Yankees1980
San Diego Padres1998
Seattle Mariners2016
Toronto Blue Jays1985

References

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General

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Jackson. Josh. MiLB's Double-A Award Winners and All-Stars. Major League Baseball. October 6, 2021. May 26, 2022.
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  8. Web site: Joe Sparks Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  9. Web site: 1972 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  10. Web site: Billy Gardner Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  11. Web site: 1973 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  12. Web site: Jim Napier Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  13. Web site: 1974 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  14. Web site: Dick Phillips Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  15. Web site: 1975 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  16. Web site: Rene Lachemann Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  17. Web site: 1976 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  18. Web site: Ed Brinkman Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  19. Web site: 1977 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  20. Web site: Bobby Dews Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  21. Web site: 1978 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  22. Web site: Jimmy Johnson Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  23. Web site: 1979 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  24. Web site: Stump Merrill Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  25. Web site: 1980 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  26. Web site: Tom Kelly Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  27. Web site: 1981 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  28. Web site: Gene Lamont Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  29. Web site: 1982 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  30. Web site: Roy Majtyka Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  31. Web site: 1983 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  32. Web site: Charlie Manuel Minor, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  33. Web site: 1984 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  34. Web site: Rick Renick Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  35. Web site: Carlos Alfonso Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  36. Web site: 1985 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  37. Web site: John McLaren Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  38. Web site: Gary Tuck Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  39. Web site: 1986 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
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  41. Web site: 1987 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  42. Web site: Buddy Bailey Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  43. Web site: 1988 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  44. Web site: Jeff Newman Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  45. Web site: 1989 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  46. Web site: Ron Gardenhire Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  47. Web site: 1990 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  48. Web site: Jerry Manuel Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  49. Web site: Chris Chambliss Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  50. Web site: 1991 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  51. Web site: Grady Little Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  52. Web site: 1992 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  53. Web site: Terry Francona Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  54. Web site: 1993 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  55. Web site: Gary Jones Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  56. Web site: 1994 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  57. Web site: Bruce Kimm Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  58. Web site: 1995 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  59. Web site: Mark Berry Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  60. Web site: 1996 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  61. Web site: Randy Ingle Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  62. Web site: 1997 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  63. Web site: Mike Ramsey Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  64. Web site: 1998 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  65. Web site: Dave Trembley Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  66. Web site: 1999 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  67. Web site: Dave Bialas Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  68. Web site: 2000 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  69. Web site: John Shoemaker Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  70. Web site: 2001 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  71. Web site: Wally Backman Minor, Independent & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  72. Web site: 2002 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  73. Web site: Frank Kremblas Minor, Independent & Winter Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  74. Web site: 2003 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  75. Web site: Jayhawk Owens Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  76. Web site: 2004 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  77. Web site: Razor Shines Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  78. Web site: 2005 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  79. Web site: 2006 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  80. Web site: Don Money Minor, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  81. Web site: 2007 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  82. Web site: Phil Wellman Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  83. Web site: 2008 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  84. Web site: Ever Magallanes Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  85. Web site: 2009 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  86. Web site: Bill Dancy Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  87. Web site: 2010 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  88. Web site: Turner Ward Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  89. Web site: 2011 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  90. Web site: Billy Gardner Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  91. Web site: 2012 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  92. Web site: Andy Green Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  93. Web site: 2013 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  94. Web site: 2014 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  95. Web site: Carlos Subero Minor, Independent & Winter Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  96. Web site: 2015 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  97. Web site: Daren Brown Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  98. Web site: 2016 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  99. Web site: Jake Mauer Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  100. Web site: 2017 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  101. Web site: Mike Guerrero Minor & CPBL Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  102. Web site: 2018 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  103. Web site: Morgan Ensberg Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  104. Web site: 2019 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  105. Web site: Postseason All-Stars . Minor League Baseball . October 8, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008130129/https://www.milb.com/fans/postseason-all-stars . October 8, 2021.
  106. Web site: Dan Meyer Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 28, 2022.
  107. Web site: 2021 Double-A South League Standings. Stats Crew. May 28, 2022.
  108. Web site: Andy Schatzley Minor Leagues Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. November 8, 2022.
  109. Web site: 2022 Southern League Standings. Stats Crew. November 8, 2022.
  110. Web site: Trezza. Joe. The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners. Minor League Baseball. September 26, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230926201452/https://www.milb.com/news/double-a-all-stars-and-award-winners-for-2023. September 26, 2023.
  111. Web site: Kevin Randel Minor Leagues Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. September 26, 2023.
  112. Web site: 2023 Southern League. Stats Crew. September 26, 2023.

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